AppleSox Look To Win Season Series vs Kelowna
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The Wenatchee AppleSox continue their six-game road trip with the second game of their series against the Kelowna Falcons tonight at 6:35 at Elks Stadium.
Wenatchee took the first game of the series with a 2-1 victory last night. Matt Halbach hit a go-ahead solo home run to lead off the fifth inning and Evan Canfield tossed five shutout innings of relief after Riley Sinclair only allowed one run in the first four innings.
Tuesday’s win marked the AppleSox’ fourth of the season against the Falcons after taking two-of-three games against them last week at Paul Thomas Sr. Stadium. A win tonight or tomorrow gives Wenatchee a season-series victory. Last night’s win was the AppleSox’ fourth consecutive at Elks Stadium dating back to a series sweep in 2019.
The AppleSox struck first last night to pick up the series-opening win but also allowed a run in the first inning for the fourth consecutive game. Wenatchee has given up eight runs in the first inning in each of the last four games while scoring six runs in the that time. The AppleSox have split each of their last four games.
Tuesday’s victory also tied for the lowest combined scoring game of the season along with the AppleSox’ 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Riverhawks on June 24. When both teams combine to score five-runs-or-less the AppleSox are 2-3. Kelowna has not given up a combined three runs over its last three games and is 2-1 after sweeping a doubleheader on Sunday against Walla Walla.
Jack Moffitt gets the ball tonight in his team-leading sixth start of the summer. He is looking to bounce back after allowing three runs on four hits in the first inning on Saturday against Bend. The redshirt sophomore at Gonzaga did not face the Falcons last week and is 1-1 with a 6.31 ERA in 15.2 innings this summer.
Brock Keller starts for Kelowna in his third start of the summer. His last appearance came last Thursday against the AppleSox when he allowed five runs in four innings and suffered the loss against Wenatchee. Keller tossed scoreless frames in the first and third innings but endured long innings in the second and fourth innings. Wenatchee sent eight men to the plate and scored three runs in the second before adding two in the fourth while seven hitters came to hit.
Tonight’s game can be listened to live on kcsyfm.com on your computer or smart phone. If you live in Washington you can listen on your radio on any of the following stations:
· Wenatchee: 93.9 FM
· East Wenatchee/Rock Island: 98.1 FM
· Lake Chelan Valley: 95.3 FM
· Brewster/Pateros: 101.3 FM
· Okanogan Valley: 101.9 FM
· Omak/Tonasket/Oroville: 97.7 FM
· Methow Valley: 106.3 FM
Coverage of tonight’s game begins at 6:10 p.m. with the Horan Estates Winery Pregame Show. Stick around after the game to hear the postgame show with player and coach interviews.
